CLOUD POV

"W..what you said". I was frozen in disbelief.

"I didn't believe, what Archer just told me. Thought definitely heard wrong or I should say I didn't want to".

For a second I closed my eyes and  controlling rage building inside me.

I opened my eyes straight at him with a flick. Coldly asked."How?"

"What". He gasped at me.

"How could you be so sure about it and say this is all just a trap to distract us. A dirty trick by those filthy warlocks and Demon". My eyes were fixed at him for a reasonable answer.

Archer looked back me with the same intensity. "Yes, I'm sure Cloud. I have summoned by the king and the crown prince. I went Kingdom kaira and then they told me about the whole trap".

"What?"

"You went there and met my father but you didn't feel necessary telling me". I furiously shouted at him.

"I knew you would be going to angry. Because I understand you Cloud. You are prince but you are my best friend too and I care about you".

"But I had summoned all of sudden, Jordan came to bring me. I didn't have the time to inform you. Believe me I didn't have any intention hiding anything from you. I had to go it was necessary, after all I have been summoned by King and crown prince".He said and looked away. He seemed upset.

I took a sigh, frustration really blocked my mind.

"Archer is right, he was just doing his work. No one disobey my father, not even his sons. I unnecessary yelled at him". I thought .

"I'm really sorry Archer, I shouldn't talk to you like that". I said and I was feeling regret. Because he was the one who always with me whenever I needed someone to rely.

He looked at me for a second, his face gained softness. "You don't need to say sorry Cloud, I know you are very disturbed. I do understand you". He said.

But soon his facial expression lost its softness. "Cloud they tricked us, those blo0dy Warlock ones again played every cards very cunningly. We didn't get any idea that they were quitely building a huge army along with demons and krots". he said clenching his fist into a ball and his chest was raising and falling rapidly.

"Its was all a trap to distract us. You are the head of army Cloud, you are the most attentive person. You are the wall of our kingdom and also lead the army. That's why they wanted to send you far away so they could buy some time and gather their armies. It was very well planned strategy and we easily walked into it".

He deeply sighed and continued. "Cloud they did everything intentionally, giving us a thought that they were after kaira and wanted to kill her at any cost. They tricked us into thinking this way they would draw your full attention towards her".

"They knew Kaira is an ancient gaurdian".

"And honestly I also confess, it's really strange that her family is completely normal. All are simple humans while Kaira is borned with pure ancient blood".

Something struk in my head. "Yes Archer is right, I also thought once before but never took it seriously".

Archer broke my trance, his voice still dense and steady.

"That's why they used kaira as bait. They attacked her a no. of times to convinced us that she has something special against them."

I eyed him. "Well I don't know whether they used Kaira as a bait or not. But she's an ancient gaurdian and her life is still in danger that's completely true".

Archer ran a hand on his face and tried to convince me". You are right Cloud. Well we all know she is a ancient gaurdian. But...but there is nothing else special about her. I think they took advantage of her, against us".

I frawned at him because he sounded like it was all her fault while she was totally innocent about the whole thing in which she was stucked.

He quickly red my face and cleared himself. "But it was not her fault at all. And yes, you are right we can't say that she is safe now. But the thing we can do for her safety is .. we can send someone else in our place".

I said in my agitated voice. "How can you say this that it is their exact plan. They may have a different, big hidden plan behind this which we can't see now".

"Maybe you are right Cloud but it's just a possibility. We can't do anything when our king has already confirmed this". Archer said.

He looked into my eyes and I knew what he was going to say next but I ....

"We should go now Cloud. There is no need us to stay, every minute is important Demon army had already marched towards our ally kingdoms and if we didn't stop them, they'll soon reached to us. You must remember .. Zinta needs you Cloud, She can't handle alone, her life is also on risk. So lets go and say your final goodbye to kaira" Archer clearly said.

"I know, what he is saying".

"I know, I have to protect my kingdom and Zinta But yet I was...."

I was stood there like time was stopped. I was thinking about Kaira and every moment I had been spend with her. Feeling that we were going apart made me depresses. I never thought I would ever feel such strong attachment for anyone in my life after my mother.

I asked myself.

"I'm the best warrior of my kingdom. I have been told a worrier never let his feelings taking control of him. And so far I never let it happened but what is wrong now".

"My father said to me I couldn't shed tears at my mother's death. I knew, I had been told not to cry but I was 12 year old kid then. Who couldn't stop his bursting tears for his lovely mother. I clearly remember that was first and last time I cried".

"I followed everything what my
father said me to do, to say because I wanted to be my father's perfect son.

"So I had only one thought in my head, if I stayed strong and become the best worrier, one day my father recognized me as his true son and he would feel proud of me".

"I always remained strong for my kingdom, my father and for everyone. I always crushed my feelings, I never let anyone know how I felt inside".

"I always veiled my emotions behind my steady and candid behavior".

"I'm a worrier but I think I inherited these feelings and emotions through my lovely kind mother. So what I do with my heart. No matter how much I try to be strong meantly, my heart can't turned into a lifeless stone".

"And they showed me how to become a great worrier but they never taught me any lesson or any spell to stop feeling all these emotions".

"There was a time when I felt so alone without my mother.. and no one care how badly I was going through. Only Windalen, Archer and Zinta were the light in my dark life. Who were really cared me".

"I was afraid showing my insecurities and day by day, felt suffocated inside. Early my elder brother loved me so much, I don't know what I did wrong, he started hating me".

"Myfather never gave me much attention until I became a best worrier".

"Windalen told me my mother was an ancient guardian and she became gaurdian of my father. My mother always loved him, she married him but my father never returned her love".

"That's why I scared with love it only brakes your heart endly and you never loved back equally. I saw my mother often sobing alone. But after all of these things, she never stopped loving him till the end of her life".

"She always wanted me to have a happy life, loved and cared by his father. She thought one day I'll become a great worrier, whom my father would proud".

"My father never care about my mother's feelings but she always tried her best to become a good wife and a good gaurdian. She died soon in her early age but I wanted to fulfill my mother's wish".

"After my mother death, I was still a kid, always craving for my father's time, affection that's all. But my father never carresly patted my head or appreciate me. He never hug me and nor showed me any affection".

"Whenever my father talked me, the things he used to say".

"You are a prince, my blood in your veins, you can't offord to disappoint me. You can't do any mistakes. You can't suppose to bring shame on your father. You have the responsibilities on your shoulders which you have to fulfill".

"And until now I tried my best and did everything what exactly my father told me. I always tried to reach my father's expectations".

"These are reasons I didn't believe in love and always devoted myself into my goal. I never paid seriously my attention to any girl. Well most of them wanted me because I was prince".

"B..but I don't know what happened to me after meeting Kaira. My heart and my mind started betraying me".

My eyes got moist.

"Why I can't control all these emotions?"

"Why?"

"Maybe you don't want to know the answer because your afraid to accept". My inner voice said to me. I was keep looking down concealing my unvarying emotion.

I ran my hands through my hairs, I clinched my Jaws and closed my eyes. I held back forming tears of my eyes.

"I can't afford these feelings now but I would definitely like to clear all my cloudy thoughts about her once when I would settle everything in my kingdom". I didn't know whom I wanted to convince.

"I don't think I would say goodbye. So it's better I shouldn't meet her". My body tensed on my own decision.

"Stay strong". My mind keep telling me.

"No! I'm not going say anything to her, I don't want. We should better go, we are getting late". I worded callous comment because I tried to mask my feelings.

Archer gave me a weird look with wide eyes. He said bluntly.... "I don't understand your mood swings. I never expected this rude attitude from you. I know we don't know her for long but still she deserves a proper goodbye Cloud. How could you do this to her?".

I gritted my teeth and yelled at him my voices laced with venom and rage......"shut up!! You never understand my burden which I have been holding on my shoulders. You never understand. Got That! So don't you dare to judge me and if you do, I don't care".

He didn't said a word just staring at me. I could see he was hurt but...I..I was too.

And then I looked over his shoulder, my eyes landed on her. I suked a sharpe breath.

Kaira was standing like a rock, she fisted her hand on her heart. Her eyes filled with so many questions a..and I was scared to read them.

Disbelief and sorrow crossed her face. Her eyes were red, her rosey cheeks got stained. It seemed like she was crying for long.

Ohh God! She heard everything.

She was stepping back one after one, tears were streaming down wetting her cheeks.

Through her eyes I could see her shattered trust on me . Before I could say something she spun around and ran away in the forest.

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